Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that “accountability must be inevitable” for Russia, accusing Russian invading troops of committing “the most heinous war crimes” since World War II. Zelensky showed a short video of burnt, bloodied and mutilated corpses, including children, in Irpin, Dymerka, Mariupol and Bucha, where Ukraine blames Russian troops for killing hundreds of civilians. Zelensky, who appeared on video from Ukraine, said civilians were tortured, shot in the back of the head, thrown into wells, grenades blown up in their apartments and crushed to death by tanks while in cars. “They cut limbs, they cut their throats. Women were raped and killed in front of their children. “Their language came out only because their attacker did not hear what they wanted to hear from them,” he said, recounting what he described as the worst atrocities since World War II. The story goes on under the ad
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In recent days, gruesome images of massacres of civilians by Russian forces in Bucha before being withdrawn from the outskirts of Kiev have sparked a worldwide outcry, prompting Western nations to expel many Moscow diplomats and propose further sanctions. including a ban on coal imports from Russia. Zelensky said both those who committed the killings and those who gave the orders “should be brought to justice immediately for war crimes” before a tribunal similar to that used in post-war Germany. Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, later told the Security Council that Russian troops were not targeting civilians, dismissing allegations of abuse as lies. He said that while Buha was under Russian control, “not a single civilian was harmed.” Dozens of bodies are expected to be buried in a cemetery in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kiev, Ukraine, on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. The President of Ukraine told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that the Russian army must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes. blaming the invading troops for the worst atrocities since World War II. He stressed that Bucha was just one place and there are more with similar horror. (AP Photo / Felipe Dana). Images of the disaster in Ukraine appear during a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at United Nations headquarters. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke for the first time to the UN Security Council on Tuesday at a meeting that focused on what appear to be widespread deliberate killings of civilians by Russian troops. Videos of streets in the city of Bukha outside Kyiv full of corpses have sparked worldwide outrage and strong denials from the Russian government that it was responsible. (AP Photo / John Minchillo). Zelensky questioned the value of the 15-member UN Security Council, which failed to take action on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24 because Moscow has a veto power, along with other permanent members of the United States, the Council. France, Britain and China. The story goes on under the ad “We are dealing with a state that is turning its veto on the UN Security Council into a right (causing) death,” Zelenski said, urging the world body to reform. “Russia wants to turn Ukraine into a silent slave.” Trending Stories
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1:47 Zelenskyy criticizes the UN Security Council for inaction in the Russian invasion of Ukraine: “Where is the security?” Zelenskyy criticizes UNSC for inaction over Russian invasion of Ukraine: “Where is the security?”
Russia says it is conducting a “special military operation” aimed at destroying and “defusing” Ukraine’s military infrastructure, and denies attacking civilians. Ukraine, a parliamentary democracy, and Western countries say Moscow invaded without provocation. China, Russia’s ally, which abstained in most UN polls since the start of the war, was “deeply disturbed” by images of civilian deaths in Bhutan, China’s ambassador to the UN, Zhang Jun, called for verification of what had happened. India, which relies heavily on Russia for military equipment and has also abstained from UN action, has condemned the Bhutanese killings and called for an independent inquiry. The story goes on under the ad Russia’s Nebenzia said: “We are not firing on political targets to save as many civilians as possible. That is why we are not moving as fast as many expected. “ 2:05 Zelensky’s Ukraine proposes Russia’s removal to UN Security Council λέ ν ν της προτε προτε προτε προτε προτε προτε προτε προτε προτε προτε προτε προτε προτε προτε λέ λέ λέ λέ λέ ν στο στο Russia στο’s removal to the UN Security Council The US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said that responsible world powers and world leaders must “show the backbone – and resist Russia’s dangerous and unprovoked threat to Ukraine and the world.” The story goes on under the ad “No one can be a shield against Russian aggression,” he said, as Washington pushed for the suspension of Russia from the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council. The 193-member UN General Assembly in New York is likely to vote on the motion to suspend Russia’s operation on Thursday, diplomats said. A two-thirds majority of the members present and voting shall be required. Nebenzia replied: “I hope that our colleagues from the United Nations will not allow themselves to be manipulated and play at the height of Washington.”
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The United Nations says about 11 million Ukrainians – more than a quarter of the population – have fled their homes. More than 4 million of these people have left Ukraine. The head of UN humanitarian aid, Martin Griffiths, said at least 1,430 civilians had been killed, including more than 121 children. “We know this is probably a serious devaluation,” he added. Griffiths, who is seeking a humanitarian truce in Ukraine, said “we have a long way to go” after a “sincere” meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Monday. Griffiths said he hoped to travel to Ukraine on Wednesday to meet with Ukrainian officials. 1:47 Russia tells SAEU Ukraine “organized” killings in Boutsa, says it should not leave UN Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo has said that UN human rights watchdogs are trying to verify allegations of sexual violence by Russian forces. The story goes on under the ad “These include gang rape and rape in front of children,” he said. “There are also allegations of sexual violence by Ukrainian forces and civil defense militias.” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned the Security Council that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is one of the biggest challenges for the international community “because of its nature, its intensity and its consequences”. (Report by Michelle Nichols and Humeyra Pamuk; Edited by Jonathan Oatis) – With additional files from the Associated Press
